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The emerging sectoral diversity of startup ecosystems

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  • Clement Gastaud
  • Theophile Carniel
  • Jean-Michel Dalle

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Thanks to the recent availability of comprehensive and detailed online databases of startup companies, it has become possible to more directly investigate startup ecosystems i.e. startup populations in specific regions. In this paper, we analyze the emergence of 20+ such ecosystems in Europe and the USA, with a specific focus on their sectoral diversity. Analyzing the sectoral landscapes of these ecosystems using a new visualization tool indeed highlights marked differences in terms of diversity, which we characterize using metrics derived from ecological sciences. Numerical simulations suggest that the emerging diversity of startup ecosystems can be explained using a simple preferential attachment model based on sectoral funding.

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  • Clement Gastaud & Theophile Carniel & Jean-Michel Dalle, 2019. "The emerging sectoral diversity of startup ecosystems," Papers 1906.02455, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:1906.02455
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